Baldwin High School - Balthi Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Mrs. Mary Gibbon Ascending the stairway into the gallery of our high school memories, one portrait seems more illumined than the rest. lt is the portrait of a woman who looks younger than her years, with wisps of silver tinted highlights in her dark hair, and eye glasses to frame the fullness of her face. lt recalls a tenth grade biology class. Through microscopic doorways we were led into a world of protozoa, fungi, and bacteria. From the lowest rung we climbed the ladder of life to a peak of understanding and emerged sure of foot for the future. How often the lights burned after school in room 124! A confused chemistry student seeking explanation from an old friend, a group of sophomores staring wide-eyed at the aquarium or rows of bottles, the tombs of intriguing tiny corpses, or a young girl longing for understanding and guidance in the adventure of growing up, found sincerity and warmth in her presence after dismissal. And when this teacher and friend finally drove home in her fifty-three Buick, she could look back on a full day's worth of satisfac- tion. In her heart she carried the dreams and problems of all of us. To you, Mrs. Mary Gibbon, of Baldwin High School, in appreciation of your guidance, we are proud to dedicate this album of ourselves. To you, we dedicate the 1957 BALTHI. 9

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Dedication 8 Learning was made easier by sup- plementing the material in the book with specimens. Patiently, Mrs. Gibbon points out the charac- teristics o'F the stuffed birds to Cathy Forsythe and Ron AlthoFf. Not only did we dissect dead ani- mals, but sometimes we saw the real thing. Eleanor Baker and Bob Nelson enioy learning about the black snake as long as it's in a lor.

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